Low turnout again in 4th phase of upazila polls聽
The month-long upazila parishad elections ended on Wednesday with the fourth and final phase, when voting was held in 60 upazilas of 26 districts...
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Voting in 4th phase of upazila polls goes on in 60 upazilas
Voting in 60 upazilas for the fourth phase of the sixth Upazila Parishad Election began on Wednesday morning...
Irregularities mark third phase of upazila polls
Massive irregularities, rigging, violence, and boycotts marked the third phase of the ongoing upazila parishad elections held on Wednesday amid low voter turnout...
Around 35pc vote cast in third phase upazila elections: CEC
Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday said approximately 35 per cent votes were cast in the third phase of Upazila Parishad polls...
Voting in third phase of 6th UP polls in 87 upazilas goes on
Voting in 87 upazilas for the third phase of the sixth Upazila Parishad Election began on Wednesday morning...
14 injured in Ishwardi UP polls violence
At least 14 people were injured in a clash between supporters of two chairman candidates at the Ishwardi upazila parishad election on Friday evening, ahead of the third-phase...
Five injured, 20 houses vandalised in Satkhira post-elections violence
At least five people sustained injuries after post-poll attacks allegedly by the supporters of a rival group in Satkhira鈥檚 Ashashuni upazila on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning...
Over 30pc voter turnout in second phase of Upazila elections: CEC
The voter turnout in the second phase of upazila elections on Tuesday was estimated to be above 30 per cent, chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said...
Second phase voting of upazila polls starts in several districts
Voting in the second phase of Upazila Parishad election began on Tuesday at 8:00am and it will continue until 4:00pm...
156 upazilas go to polls today
The country鈥檚 156 upazilas will go for elections today amid fears of violence, intimidation, and low voter turnout in the second phase of the upazila election.聽
People reject upazila polls under AL govt: Mancha
Leaders of Ganatantra Mancha, a combined platform of six political parties, on Friday said that people rejected the ongoing upazila parishad polls as elections could not be...
Lok Sabha polls slipping out of Modi鈥檚 hands: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Thursday that the Lok Sabha election is gradually slipping out of prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 hands and he will now try to enact some drama to divert the attention of the country鈥檚 youngsters...
UP member jailed, another person held in Chuadanga during upazila polls
A Union Parishad member was jailed and another was arrested for obstructing voters from entering polling stations in Damurhuda and Jibannagar upazilas of Chuadanga as voting for the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad Election is underway across 139 upazilas on Wednesday...
First-phase upazila polls today amid violence fear, boycott
The country鈥檚 139 upazilas are set to go to the polls today in the first phase of the four-phase upazila parishads polls amid boycotts of most opposition political parties, including...
EC orders transfer of Subarnachar OC, ASI
The Election Commission ordered the transfer of Noakhali鈥檚 Subarnachar police station office-in-charge ahead of the upazila parishad polls...
1,588 submit nomination papers for upazila polls third phase
A total of 1,588 candidates have submitted nomination papers in 112 upazilas in the third phase of upazila parishad elections, said the Election Commission on Thursday in the last day of filing nomination papers...
Maximum forces to be deployed in upazila polls: govt
The government will deploy maximum force to hold the upcoming upazila elections peacefully, officials said on Monday...
Relatives of AL MPs, ministers still in race
Many family members and relatives of ruling Awami League lawmakers and ministers remained in the contest for the first phase of the upazila parishad elections, defying the instructions of the party high-ups, as they did not withdraw their candidature on the last day on Monday...
Many BNP leaders defy party
Only a handful of 45 grassroots leaders of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party responded to the party鈥檚 call to withdraw their candidature from the first phase of upazila parishad elections slated for May 8 in 150 upazilas...
2,055 file nomination papers in 160 upazilas
A total of 2,055 aspiring candidates submitted nomination papers for three positions鈥攃hairman, vice chairman general seat and vice chairman seat reserved for women鈥攊n the second phase of the upazila parishad elections...
Jamaat changes mind over joining upazila polls
The Jamaat-e-Islami has withdrawn from the decision to participate in the upazila parishad elections and sent instructions accordingly to all its grassroots committees...
Chaos in AL ahead of upazila polls
The ruling Awami League is facing a chaotic situation over the forthcoming upazila parishad elections as influential leaders and lawmakers have started backing their relatives and close associates to contest...